Dr. Ruth Truss, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Montevallo, is the 2023-2024 president of the Alabama Historical Association.  With long-time AHA Secretary Mark Wilson, she discusses her plans for her term in office, from maintaining the diversity initiatives of her predecessors to the programs for both the AHA Fall Pilgrimage (Sylacauga) and Annual Meeting (Huntsville).

Links to things mentioned in the episode:
City of Sylacauga (EOA article)  https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/sylacauga/ 
Blue Bell Parlor (Alabama Travel Website)  https://alabama.travel/places-to-go/blue-bell-creameries 
B.B. Comer Library  https://www.bbcomerlibrary.net/ 
Pursell Farms  https://pursellfarms.com 
City of Huntsville (EOA article)  https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/huntsville/ 
U.S. Space and Rocket Center  https://www.rocketcenter.com/ 
R. Isabela Morales, Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom:  https://global.oup.com/academic/product/happy-dreams-of-liberty-9780197531792?cc=ca&lang=en& 
The Alabama Review  https://www.alabamahistory.net/the-alabama-review 
Alabama Heritage  https://www.alabamaheritage.com/ 
"The book I did with you [Marty],"  The Great War in the Heart of Dixie  https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817389277/the-great-war-in-the-heart-of-dixie/ 
Sarah Wiggins, The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827-1835  https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817361181/the-journal-of-sarah-haynsworth-gayle-18271835/ 

Rather read?  Here's a link to the transcript:  https://tinyurl.com/4duj5994
*Just a heads up – the transcript was generated by MS Word AI and lightly edited by Lukas Ducker and Marty Olliff.  It is likely to be less than 100% accurate.
The Alabama History Podcast's producer is Marty Olliff and its associate producer is Laura Murray.
Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. See the website https://www.alabamahistory.net/

Episode 064 AHA President Ruth Truss and Sect Mark Wilson discuss Truss's 2023-24 term of office

Episode 65 – Bob Friedman on the Birmingham Black Radio Museum's 2023 Digital History Award (Large Project Category).

Air Date:  August 3, 2023

Bob Friedman, founder and director of the Birmingham Black Radio Museum (BBRM) talks about receiving the Alabama Historical Association's 2023 Digital History Award, about the founding of the BBRM, and about his background in (and the history of) Black centered radio as a veteran talk show host and manager.
He talks about singing with and interviewing many Black R&B and Gospel performers, and he tells us about Paul "Tall Paul" White, a legendary radio announcer of 1950s and 1960s Birmingham.

Links to things mentioned in the episode:

Birmingham Black Radio Museum (BBRM) https://www.thebbrm.org/ 

Alabama Historical Association Digital History Award  https://www.alabamahistory.net/digital-history-award 

Alabama Historical Association  https://www.alabamahistory.net/ 

Alabama Department of Archives and History  https://archives.alabama.gov/ 

Department of Archival Studies, SLIS, University of Alabama  https://cis.ua.edu/academic-departments/school-of-library-information-studies/ 

The Carver Theater  https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Carver_Theater 
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame  https://jazzhall.com/ 

Paul "Tall Paul" White  http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Tall_Paul 
Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame  https://al-ba.com/wp2/aba-hall-of-fame-and-broadcasters-of-the-year/ 

"View a Radio Hero"  https://www.blog.thebbrm.org/2020/04/22/a-radio-hero/ 

Radio Preservation Task Force of the Library of Congress [April 2023 Program]  https://radiopreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/23-LOC-Conference-Program-FINAL.pdf 

Dr. Robert Riter  https://cis.ua.edu/cis-theme-staff/bob-riter/ 

Rather read? Here's a link to the transcript on Google Drive:  https://tinyurl.com/7377xjb 
*Just a heads up – the provided transcript is likely to be less than 100% accurate.
 
The Alabama History Podcast's producer is Marty Olliff and its associate producer is Laura Murray.
 
Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. See the website https://www.alabamahistory.net/

Episode 065 - Bob Friedman BBRM 2023 Digital History Prize

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